Over the past several years, we have seen what happens when these narratives are presented to our children as facts that cannot be questioned. They dehumanize, stereotype, and divide our children. They fail to acknowledge our imperfect yet continued progress towards American ideals. And they dishonor our common humanity. In so doing, we believe these programs not only further damage our children, their education and our social cohesiveness, but also violate the U.S. Constitution and the Civil Rights Act.